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| Port of Chicago | |
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| Location | |
| Country |  United States |
| Location | Chicago, Illinois |
| Coordinates | 41°43′59″N 87°31′41″W / 41.733°N 87.528°W |
| Details | |
| Opened | 1959 |
| Executive Director | Clayton Harris III |
| Statistics | |
| Annual cargo tonnage | 894,832 |
| Website www.iipd.com | |
The Port of Chicago consists of several major port facilities within the city of Chicago, Illinois, operated by the Illinois International Port District (formerly known as the Chicago Regional Port District). It is a multimodal facility featuring Senator Dan Dougherty Harbor (Lake Calumet), the Iroquois Landing Lakefront Terminus, and Harborside International Golf Center.[1] The central element of the Port District, Calumet Harbor, is maintained by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.[2]
The modern Port of Chicago links inland canal and river systems in the Midwestern United States to the Great Lakes, giving the global shipping market access to the St. Lawrence Seaway and linking the Atlantic Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico by way of the Illinois Waterway and the Mississippi River.[3]
- ^ "Lake & River | IIPD". www.iipd.com. Retrieved 2020-12-12.
- ^ "Calumet Harbor and River". US Army Corps of Engineers. Retrieved 12 June 2013.
- ^ "Port of Chicago". World Port Source. Retrieved 2020-12-12.